You can see who is getting the information and who looks lost, needing more instruct.
Hi Margaret!
Absolutely!It helps the instructor and student to sing from the same sheet of music. Eye contact also helps students build confidence in what they are doing and their abilities to communicate.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I agree the student will feel that he or she's opinion is being taken into consideration.
Good eye contact allows an instructor to take note of how many students are listening and understanding the presentation. The sooner an instructor sees he or she is loosing the class the quicker the instructor can "change up" what he or she is doing to bring the classes' focus back on the presentation.
Eye contact helps me to see if the students are involved in the conversation or if I am losing them.
Hi Sheila!
Very well put!
Good job!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
Hi Laura!
You are absolutely correct - eye contact is very rewarding because we can watch growth in our students. It builds self confidence and encourages participation.
Good job!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
Great. I think that eye contact is respectful and students appreciate the respect from their instructors. I like that the lecture discussed appropriate timing or length of eye contact because it can feel very unnatural or creepy if someone holds eye contact for too long. That achieves the opposite of what an instructor wants to convey.
I've found it helps keep the students from falling asleep if you keep making eye contact with them.
It alerts the students that you are including them in the lecture and it allows them to see that you acknowledge them as being apart of the class. Students can develop a rapport with the instructor better if they know that they are interested in them. One way to show that interest is by maintaining eye.
When I first began teaching this was the most difficult task to accomplish, but it has been the most rewarding. After twelve years, it is still my first thought when I begin a class because it provides the most rewards and feedback. By the way, I am not very popular for saying, "That isnt't a cell phone is it?'
Eye contact is an important just as it is in normal conversation, it involves the student in the lecture or classroon conversation, it helps the student feel more at ease.
Maintaning eye contact with each student for short period of time shows the student that you are including them in the lecture. It gives them a sense of belonging and that you taking a personal intrest in their education.
Eye contact makes the students comfortable and shows them that you respect them and their contribution to the class.
I will not start instructing until February but, have given presentations in a previous position to adults. I have found that maintaining eye contact in that setting kept the participants engaged. It also provided an atmosphere that was easier for them to ask questions as they felt a connection to me as the presenter. Lastly, eye contact helped me to determine if the information I was presenting was understood or needed further clarification.
I look forward to using that tool as I start my career as an instructor.
Hi Toni!
As suggested, an excellent way to keep students "on their toes".
Good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 facilitator
Hi Moti!
I find that eye contact helps to empowere students in their learning process. They feel like they are important to the process.
Good job!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
It makes them feel as though you are talking to each one of them. Also, it makes lecturing easier since it is as though you are communicating with one person at a time. I also find it helps me gauge how much attention the class is paying to the material, and when they may need a break.
Having Eye contact is very important, it establish a sense of directness and helps each student to feel invovled
The value of having eye contact is that it shows the student that you respect them as an individual.also it show them they have 100% of your attention.
